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16 People Were Murdered Every Day in El Salvador in March
The grim tally is now hitting record highs. El Salvador recorded more murders in March than in any other month during the past decade, as gangland violence and drug trafficking continue to ravage the nation of 6 million. Citing figures from the country’s National Civil Police (PNC), the newspaper La Prensa Grafica reports that at least 481 people were murdered in March — or almost 16 a day. The figure represents a 52% increase from the same period last year.
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So it's like Detroit.
Actually, Detroit in 2013 had less than one murder per day (316). It's less than that now.
Yeah that's a big difference. If any US city had a 16 person per day murder rate, I doubt it would survive very long.